Film Industry Trivia

Stargate Atlantis
Scifi actors seem to pop up in any other scifi shows, don't they? Not that I am complaining. It's just somewhat weird for folks watching something with you. In such cases, you are likely to slap your forehead and exclaim 'Of course, that's Trip!' For anyone else who loves spotting these details (strangely enough the aforementioned friends of mine were not so appreciative of such interruptions), here are a few from Stargate Atlantis:

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Bionic Woman
I recently checked up on old favorites from my kiddy days. You know, Spiderman, Highlander series, not to mention the Gummi Be… Anyway, point is, it was a trip down memory lane that brought up some fun classics from the past. Some of these shows are laughably funny now while others still look pretty awesome. How bad did it get in the good old days? Have we learnt since then?

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Darren Aronofsky is a rare species in the film industry. He's a director who has never made a mainstream film, yet has somehow found a way to coax multimillion dollar budgets out of producers and grab a stunning array of actors to star in his left-field projects. Aronofsky's work is certainly an acquired taste, but I'll contend that much of the ill will surrounding his films is thanks to bad luck, negligent marketing and a distinct authorial voice that, when it chooses a moral stance, presents its case in jarring visuals rather than simple exposition. His gorgeous twice-over flop The Fountain, of all of his films, deserves a reevaluation.

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Modern vampiric worries: Bad hair and love issues
I know everyone blames Twilight for the annoying sparky makeover that vampires have received. Alright, so to a large extent they are right. But, Twilight indicates a general trend in the depiction of vampires which can be seen from the strangely emo vampires from True Blood. Generally, it is a conscious effort in creating a new vampire, one that is a far cry from the fang boys we old foggies loved and adored. Let's go through the various vampires and how changed over time, shall we?

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Whatza matter? Don't wanna kiss my hand?

Photo Source: Captain Howdy

Recently I watched the horror classic, Amityville. It was purported to be one of the scariest movies ever made. Well, it was a rather well done flick, I'll give you that. But then part of the argument would have us believe that this was based on a true story. Hang on a minute, that's stretching it a bit, especially since I have actually seen the flick.

I don't want to dwell on all the details about Amityville and why I scoff when folks bring up the 'real life haunting' angle. The wiki page covers it rather well and google search brings up the numerous controversies surrounding the flick/story. For starters, folks who moved into the house later on didn't experience any X-Files style activity. Some of the events mentioned have been contested by many. At the very least, some folks involved have changed their version of the story a few times.

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... is that it has to fit the feel of the show!

Do you ever wonder what goes through a TV show creator's head when they pick the opening themes? Well, I do, especially when I am watching science fiction shows on TV. Admittedly, some of them have fantastic intros that do justice to the overall concept of the show. And then you have the epic failures. Like Star Trek: Enterprise.  Read more

What? They left that in?

Nowadays everyone remembers him as the guy who tried to eat a burger off the floor. Yep, I am talking about the Hoff himself. It's sad that such bits of his personal life overshadowed all his other work. Alright, so some of it was quirky whilst other work were noteworthy. So, let's talk about some weird and wonderful facts about David Hasselhoff, shall we?

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Hello:  Growing up I saw a film twice, it was made by Italian, or Indian film company, it was about the Kali cult of India, made in the 1960's and in the film I remember the cult members entered and exited their hideaway through a large tree? 

Does anyone know what the title of this film is?  Or has also seen it?

Somehow of the other, I spent a considerable amount of time today going through urban legends about the movie industry (actors, movies, controversies, you name it). Who'd have thought there would be so much weird and wonderful information out there? Well, here's some of the stranger bits: Read more

Zombies in a queue?

Ever think about the different types of zombies out there? I meant, the way they are represented over time in movies? How do they change over time? Like treacherous vampires have they ever done an about-turn on us, gone all 'Eww!' at fleshy meals and opted for peas and carrots? Thankfully, nothing as dire has happened …. yet. But zombies have been represented in interesting ways.

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